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The SMPA community is heartbroken to learn of the passing of alumna Emma Thomson. Emma was a wonderful person and we will miss her dearly. We send our condolences to her family and friends and all those involved in this tragic accident.
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is lucky for a faculty member like professor Steve Roberts. He has set up a tuition relief fund in honor of his late wife Cokie Roberts for students experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. More from
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Feb. 5th is right around the corner! Don't miss out on the chance to hear from veteran White House correspondent and former SMPA Terker Distinguished Fellow
@AprilDRyan
as she provides an inside look into her new book.
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mourns the passing of broadcast legend Larry King
@kingsthings
. His generosity and dedication to
@GWtweets
and
#SMPA
will live on in supporting many aspiring journalists. He will be very missed.
With $5 million in
@knightfdn
support, our new Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics will fight the rise of digital disinformation at a critical time.
Today is
@franksesno
last day as director of
#SMPA
. We want to take this moment to say THANK YOU for your commitment to the school and students for the past 11 years!
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You can read director Sesno's closing thoughts to students here:
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is thrilled to announce that Professor
@silviowaisbord
has been named the new SMPA director, effective July 1, 2020. He will succeed
@franksesno
, who has led SMPA for 11 years.
Faculty, staff and students at the School of Media and Public Affairs are mourning the loss of Professor Steven Roberts' beloved wife of 53 years, Cokie Roberts.
What's it like being put under the spotlight for asking the White House tough questions? Former SMPA fellow
@AprilDRyan
gives the inside scoop on Feb. 28.
"I never thought in a million years that my name would be on the front page of The Washington Post, especially while I am still an undergraduate." -
@JustineColeman8
Congratulations to Prof.
@ImaniMCheers
for winning the 2019 Staub Faculty Excellence Award, recognizing outstanding achievement in teaching, advising, and mentorship.
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Former SMPA fellow
@AprilDRyan
reflects during her
#UnderFireGW
book talk: โFor a kid from Baltimore to get to the White House and question four American presidents, be under attack and still standing, thatโs a testimony."
Another excellent day meeting our first-year students and (finally) seeing our sophomores in person!
Next up: Kickoff! Make sure you're registered for Tuesday, 8/31 at 6pm!
Congratulations
@DanaBashCNN
, winner of our Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism! She'll be honored at NPF's annual
#journalism
awards dinner Feb. 13. Join us to celebrate Dana's achievements that evening.
GW supports a student's right to advocate. If you are disciplined or suspended by your school as a consequence of peacefully & lawfully exercising your right to protest, such measures will have no effect upon your admissions decision. Full statement:
Congrats are in order for
#SMPA
Professor
@EthanVPorter
for receiving funding from Google to study misinformation related to COVID-19 and the vaccine along with two co-researchers at Columbia University and Ohio State University.
โCokie Roberts was the ultimate truth-tellerโ: In her own words, CBS News correspondent Reena Ninan pays tribute to her longtime mentor, legendary journalist Cokie Roberts, who died Tuesday due to complications from breast cancer.
"I learned the importance of local storytelling. We met so many people in WV that had such good stories to tell and without investigative journalism, those stories would have never been told." GW Senior
@kelhoops
& co-author of the WP front page yesterday.
Former fellow
@AprilDRyan
returns to
#GWU
on Thursday for a book talk and signing on 'Under Fire.' What's it like being put under the spotlight for asking tough questions?
#UnderFireGW
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We wish we could be welcoming everyone back to campus from spring break today. But weโre so proud of how you all have responded to these enormous changes. We know youโll continue to impress and inspire us in your virtual studies and the way you take care of each other ๐๐
On behalf of the faculty, staff, and the whole
#SMPA
community, we want to give a huge congratulations to the
#SMPA
Class of 2020!๐ You have made us so proud and we hope you celebrate and watch the special video on our website today. Congratulations!
Mark your calendars for this Monday, September 13 at 6pm as
#SMPA
hosts the inaugural presentation of the Robert Entman Award in Communication and Democracy. The award will be presented to
@dannagal
Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Delaware.
Mark your calendars as
#SMPA
and
@GWpublichealth
bring you a special live edition of "Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic" this Wednesday, August 19th at 12 pm with Dr. Anthony Fauci and hosted by
@franksesno
!
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is excited to announce a $500,000 gift from
@CNNPR
that will help achieve the goal of creating a Ted Turner Professor of Environmental Media and support
@GWtweets
focus on sustainability through an endowment in honor of Ted Turner, founder of CNN.
Exciting
#SMPA
news! On the
@Google
homepage, there is a link titled "Helpful tips to fact check information online" that takes you to
@EthanVPorter
& his colleague's research about misinformation regarding the
#COVID19Vaccine
. Check it out!
@GWtweets
Some personal news: I am thrilled to share that I started my next adventure today at
@CNN
. I will be interning with CNNโs Political Unit helping cover the 2020 election this summer. Iโm looking forward to this amazing opportunity.
#FactsFirst
#GoThere
Some personal news...
After an incredible two and a half years with The Daily Beast, Iโm thrilled to be joining Politico as a congressional reporter in January.
@SMPAGWU
Congratulations to all the class of 2020. Youโre amazing. This year didnโt end the way anyone planned, but it reminds us that there are times when thereโs a higher calling. Now is one of them. You are part of the NEXT โgreat generation.โ Congrats!
Professor-student duo land story on The Washington Post front page. It's the second time this year that
@debbiecenziper
and students garnered A1 bylines in the Post.
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#OnlyatGW
John McCain brought humanity to the office.
@FrankSesno
tells the story of a call the former senator made to his mother after mentioning she was diagnosed with cancer and hospitalized in Arizona.
@mercedesschlapp
On state of Democratic Party - โFrom the exit polls what is concerning to me is the rise of socialism creeping into America. That is striking. โ
#2020ElectionGW
Congratulations to all of the students winners and to SMPA faculty member of the year
@cherylwt
! We're also thankful for special guests
@jrezaian
,
@Krupin
and
@SandraMPerez
and the generous donors who made the evening possible!
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